Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vintem

/vɪnˈteɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vin-tem
IPA: /vɪnˈteɪm/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former small Portuguese coin, similar to a penny.

noun

A former small unit of mass, equivalent to about 112 mg and chiefly used as a measure of gold dust.

Etymology

From Portuguese vintém, from Portuguese vinteno.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: vintém, vinteno

Inflected Forms

vintems (plural) vintens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oitava (32 vintems) onça (256 vintems)

Questions

How do you pronounce vintem?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪnˈteɪm/.
What does vintem mean?: A former small Portuguese coin, similar to a penny.
Where does vintem come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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